Overview
- North Korean state media said 12 ultra-precise 600mm launchers took part in an attack drill off the east coast on Saturday.
- South Korea reported detecting about 10 ballistic missiles fired from the Pyongyang region toward the East Sea.
- KCNA quoted Kim Jong Un saying targets within 420 kilometers should feel anxiety and grasp the destructive power of tactical nuclear weapons.
- The firings coincided with the U.S.–South Korea Freedom Shield exercises scheduled through March 19.
- Photos showed Kim with his roughly 13-year-old daughter, and experts say the large launchers blur lines with guided short-range ballistic missiles, which Pyongyang claims can carry nuclear warheads.